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Virgin Media SuperHub 3 Vulnerable to Low-Bandwidth DoS
Virgin Media customers with the latest SuperHub 3 router are vulnerable to losing their internet connections through a simple, low-bandwidth denial of service (DoS) attack. The ISP was criticised for using the Intel Puma 6 SoC – notorious for a bug that causes latency spikes and packet losses – in…
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DDoS Attacks Increase by 148.85 Percent
DDoS attacks are becoming more prevalent each year, and a real nuisance for service providers trying to effectively run a network. The idea behind these attacks is to overwhelm a website or network service with traffic to cause temporary disruption. It’s unclear why people engage in these measures, but perhaps…
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‘Anti-IS’ Hackers Tested Abilities On BBC Website
Three days ago we reported on the BBC’s web services being down, from their website to iPlayer, their on-demand streaming service. It has now00000000000000000000 come to light at that a group has claimed responsibility, stating that the attack was just to test their capabilities. The group calls itself New World Hacking…
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New Snapchat Vulnerability Issue Allows Hackers To Crash Your iPhone
Snapchat is one of the most popular and fast-growing social media applications, fairly new too. Though, consequences are bound to surface, and this is the case yet again, with more security issues popping up. Jamie Sanchez, security researcher at Securidad Ofensiva, has revealed another security issue, a vulnerability that opens…
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